Vol. 3 No. 2 (2008)
Articles

Diet of the asp viper <i>Vipera aspis</i> in woodland habitats of the Po plain (NW Italy)

Luca Canova
Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università di Pavia, Piazza Botta 9, I-27100 Pavia
Augusto Gentilli
Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università di Pavia, Piazza Botta 9, I-27100 Pavia

Published 2008-12-31

How to Cite

Canova, L., & Gentilli, A. (2008). Diet of the asp viper <i>Vipera aspis</i> in woodland habitats of the Po plain (NW Italy). Acta Herpetologica, 3(2), 175–178. https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-2684

Abstract

The diet of Asp viper Vipera aspis was studied in forested habitat of Northern Italy The species feeds on a low number of preys, possibly reflecting the reduction of small mammal richness in woodland habitats.